Kruno Jošt

16 Channel sound Fertilizer presented at Büro für Bestimmte Dinge, Berlin, in April 2017, with opening talk by Kruno Jošt.

16 small speakers are connected to multichannel sound card run by the computer. Each channel plays a sound or song that was researched as the one beneficial to the plants – from classical to binaural, from high frequencies to traditional sitar sounds. This conglomerate of sounds was not intended only for human gallery visitors, but for the plants as well.

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“16 Channels Sound Fertilizer” sound installation uses renewable energy sources to run multiple speakers that are playing the sounds offered by various sound-for-plants researchers. Sounds include different frequency ranges, noise generators and musical interpretations as well as sound compositions offered by French mathematician and physicist Joel Sternheimer who developed a study on protein synthesis activation. Installation is questioning an alternative to “art-for-humans” position as well as alternative to industrial agriculture and its extensive usage of pesticide and chemical fertilizers that is contributing to climate change.

“Invisible Cities” event in Gorizia, Italy hosted “16 Channels” installation, including 45m² geodesic dome made out of wooden poles and tent cover, with 16 speakers arranged in circle, lights, cushions.

Spatial sound installation using 16 channels reproducing piano composition by Kruno Jošt, overplaying randomly, creating a sound immersive experience. Installation was run on solar panel, batteries and inverter.